Current End-of-Life Care Needs and Care Practices in Acute Care Hospitals
A descriptive-comparative study was undertaken to examine current end-of-life care needs and practices in hospital. A chart review for all 1,018 persons who died from August 1, 2008 through July 31, 2009 in two full-service Canadian hospitals was conducted. Most decedents were elderly (73.8%) and ur...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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Series: | Nursing Research and Practice |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/869302 |